The information given below was retrieved and reworked from the publication: Porous Polymer Networks: Synthesis, Porosity, and Applications in Gas Storage/Separation by Weigang Lu, Daqiang Yuan, Dan Zhao, Christine Inge Schilling, Oliver Plietzsch, Thierry Muller, Stefan Bräse, Johannes Guenther, Janet Blümel, Rajamani Krishna, Zhen Li and Hong-Cai Zhou. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm10210681-Bromoadamantane (6.00 g, 27.9 mmol, 1 eq.) was dissolved in benzene (60 mL) under an argon atmosphere. t-Butylbromide (6.30 mL, 55.8 mmol, 2 eq.) and aluminium chloride (0.32 g, 2.40 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added to the solution which was heated under reflux overnight. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature; the solid was filtered off and washed with chloroform (50 mL), water (30 mL) and chloroform (50 mL). The product was dried under reduced pressure overnight (8.15 g, 18.5 mmol, 66%).Analysis of the target compound: %). IR (DRIFT, cm–1) 3082 (m), 3055 (m), 3022 (m), 2920 (s), 2851 (s), 1957 (w), 1884 (w), 1814 (w), 1763 (w), 1597 (m), 1577 (m), 1551 (w), 1494 (s), 1444 (s), 1395 (w), 1356 (s), 1263 (m), 1216 (w), 1189 (w), 1079 (m), 1031 (m), 919 (m), 890 (w), 789 (m), 761 (s), 747 (s), 702 (s), 679 (m), 617 (m), 570 (s), 529 (s), 478 (w); MS (70 eV, EI) 440 (M+), 364, 288, 231, 155, 91, 78, 77.
